In the suburbs of Buenos Aires, overlooking the Arias Canal lies the eye-catching Agua House. This 450 square meter creation is the work of Barrionuevo Sierchuk Arquitectas, who designed it to suit the luxurious lifestyle of a couple without children. Intended for exclusive use, the house features just one bedroom for dinner (come bed and . . .
Author: Hanna
Visualizations of Modern Apartments that Inspire
The beauty of visualization is that is able to capture the most current trends in interior design. It is such a live medium that changes can be made down to the wire and on the whim of either designer or client. Visualizations such as these, which give substance to modern apartment concepts, are classic examples . . .
Unique Transformer Apartment Concept
Vlad Mishin’s ‘Transformer Apartment’ at 60 square meters (646 sq ft), is by no means the smallest apartment ever featured by Home Designing, but it may just be among the smartest. The one bedroom space is arranged either side of a living wall, a wall that moves, disappears, reappears and allows the space to breathe. . . .
17 Light-Filled Modern Kitchens by Mal Corboy
Designer Mal Corboy has a talent for infusing kitchen spaces with the perfect balance of light and dark elements, warm and stark textures and  natural and ambient light. You’ll find in his 17 kitchens we feature here, there is not one dark nor neglected corner to be found. From a minimalist kitchen made more by . . .
Scandinavian & Parisian Apartments In White
Within the fashion industry it is said that black hides all manner of sins. It must therefore be the case, that when it comes to interior design, white is the new black. Making dark spaces lighter, dull spaces brighter, small spaces appear larger and old spaces appear newer, white’s power to transform aids the evolution . . .
A Multi-Level Contemporary Apartment
Taiwan’s WCH Studio boasts a portfolio filled with refreshingly unique modern and contemporary urban spaces we love. These city dwellings are atypical in their architectural dialogue and decor sensibilities. The apartment we feature here reflects all of this boutique firm’s capabilities with its utilization of light and height in a multi-level format with rooms spanning . . .
Luxurious Duplex Apartment in Jerusalem
Completed in 2012 by Bridman Agmon Architects and visualized here by Studio Aiko, this luxury duplex apartment on HaNevi’im St. (The Prophets) Â in Jerusalem, is just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Jaffa Road on one of the city’s most picturesque and serene boulevards which spans across its geography and leads straight to . . .
Dynamic Modern Designs From Igor Sirotov
Ukrainian architectural and interior design visualizer, Igor Sirotov, caught our eye with his unique modern and contemporary spaces. The four houses featured here span the spectrum of style and coloring. Some are warm and inviting while others are cool and calculating, each imbuing a different sense of what home means to each of us. View . . .
Floral Arrangments You Could Try This Spring
Flowers soften any room and make soft rooms positively dreamy, but they can also add unexpected dimensions to modern, even industrial spaces. Feminine selections are often reduced to a combination of, or a choice between: Lisianthus, Peonies, Roses, Dahlias or Tulips and being the most fashionable of the season, are the first to be featured.
Apartment With Soft Hues That Inspire Futuristic Tranquility
One need only delve into recent history to recall the daring statements made by feature walls or the luxurious impression intended by the incorporation of an indoor water feature, but interior design is fluid by its very nature and today’s practitioners go to great lengths to cultivate their signature styles. A master of creating focal . . .
Sky Villa in Nanjing
Despite the James Bond 007 first impression created by Tao Sheng’s sleek sky villa in Nanjing, closer examination reveals a far more sensitive approach to design that promotes calm and a meditative atmosphere. The client’s trust in the design team is evidenced by the obvious freedom to allow a cohesive haute design ethos to resonate . . .
20 Creative Bookshelves: Modern and Modular
With the increasing digitization of literature, the need for space-consuming bookcases has diminished. It is indeed, not difficult to conceive of a future wherein paperbacks and hardcovers are to be found only in libraries, which will be held in similar regard to museums. A somewhat melancholy thought perhaps, but a few select, beautifully bound classics . . .
Skyhouse: An New York Penthouse With Climbing Column & Slide!
This multi-level penthouse sits atop an iconic skyscraper in Lower Manhattan (New York City) and is the product of a cohesive collaboration between architect, David Hotson and interior designer, Ghislaine Viñas, both of whom wished to pay homage to the historical significance of the building in a very contemporary way. Flawlessly executed, this wish produced . . .
31 Picturesque Romantic Places to Draw Inspiration From
That certain something which makes a place romantic is different for every individual. It might be a memory of an event, an ancestral connection or a life long desire specific to a particular destination. However, a challenge is extended to anyone who can view this collection of images and resist swooning. There are of course . . .
A Monaco Penthouse set to Rival the World’s Most Expensive
These visualizations are not merely a creation of the imagination. They represent a soon-to-be very real building called Tour Odeon, which is set to rival its neighbour: Monaco’s and the world’s most expensive penthouse, worth a cool $305 million. Expected to be completed mid-2014, work on the façade will begin in July. As the visualizations . . .
Bangkok House With A Unique Take On Privacy
This modern private residence sits within a Bangkok neighborhood which has one prevailing rule: no fences or walls. The homes within the community must be boundless around their perimeters which means each house must be designed in a self-contained way to permit for optimal privacy. Thai-based architecture and design firm, The Department of Architecture took . . .
Magnificent Villa on France’s Bay of Villefranche
Built snugly into the French hillside above the Bay of Villefranche, this impressive, sweeping vacation villa tantalizes with panoramic water views offered through glistening glass walls of the home’s interior. Each of the villa’s spaces are light-filled, airy and open for a serene and relaxed holiday experience. Within its stone-clad and glass walls are five . . .
Three Modern Apartments: A Trio of Stunning Spaces
The three modern spaces we feature here are the work of Egyptian architect and CG artist, Mahmoud Keshta. Each of these urban dwelling visualizations feature quiet neutral palettes, innovative use of wood and texture, and layers upon layers of lighting. All tend to lend themselves to a more masculine repose with subtle hints of delicate . . .
Environmentally Innovative Greek Holiday Home
If Lamborghini built houses they might look a little like this spectacular holiday home on the island of Rhodes in Greece. In reality this visualization is the brainchild of Hornung and Jacobi Architecture from Hamburg in Germany. Most notable for their profound environmental understanding, Hornung and Jacobi demonstrate its application to an exemplary standard, incorporating . . .
Modern Bathroom Inspiration
Good modern design is to be found in a clear concept, a corresponding and consistent theme, precise execution and a commitment to an interior philosophy, and while this will inevitably produce an impressive and credible space it may not satisfy the inhabitant in every way. Few professional interior designers endorse different styles in every room . . .
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Millard House For Sale
Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s and perhaps the world’s most famous architect, is once again posthumously enjoying a flurry of attention with the listing for sale of his ‘Millard House’ (1923) in Pasadena, California. Having designed over 1000 structures, it is said that Wright stated he would rather have built the Millard House than St. Peter’s . . .